"Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,"
"It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday."
"Jimmy Kimmel Live! was initially pulled off the air last Wednesday following a series of dramatic developments stemming from comments Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk's murder during his monologues earlier in the week. In response, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr demanded an apology and threatened the broadcast licenses of ABC affiliates. That prompted Nexstar and Sinclair - two of the nation's largest owners of local TV stations - to announce they would be preempting Jimmy Kimmel Live! for the foreseeable future. ABC soon followed suit, suspending the show indefinitely."
Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to ABC on Tuesday after The Walt Disney Company temporarily suspended production. The company suspended the show last Wednesday to avoid inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for the country, calling some comments ill-timed and insensitive. The program had been pulled after Kimmel's monologues addressed Charlie Kirk's murder, prompting FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to demand an apology and threaten ABC affiliates' broadcast licenses. Major station owners Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would preempt the show, and ABC suspended it indefinitely. After conversations with Jimmy Kimmel, the company decided to resume the program on Tuesday.
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